The Indian capital markets have a new international king, at least going by law firms and volumes of initial public offerings (IPO), and it’s Sidley Austin, in a league table dominated by a completely new list of firm names after a swathe of some big-name partner moves in the past years.

Breaking: Platinum Partners and Slaughter and May advised London-based drinks giant Diageo on its overall complete £1.28bn (Rs 11,166 crore) acquisition of Vijay Mallya-promoted United Spirits, which was advised by Amarchand Mangaldas Mumbai office, as well as Kanga & Co and Herbert Smith Freehills.

Delhi gov’t objects to ASG Chandhiok appearing for Delhi lawyers in his capacity as DHCBA president , in their Delhi HC challenge to the recent court fee amendment act by which court fee was hiked tenfold. Gov’t counsel argues that the ASG was appointed by the president and the matter involves a con...

This is the final analysis of how in 2011-12 law students raised the bar for Indian global mooting ambitions, how they fought domestically for the Mooting Premier League crown and what we can expect in MPL 4, now sponsored by Herbert Smith.

Telecom companies cannot legally enter into an agreement to provide 3G roaming services if they do not have a licence, rules telecom tribunal in split-verdict between TDSAT chairman and another adjudicator. Verdict split over sending fresh notices to the concerned telcos or terminating their pacts i...

96 per cent of 301 respondents in Allen & Overy’s liberalisation survey, want liberalisation; 33 per cent feel Indian law firms provide “very good” services to large corporations, while 56 per cent feel they provide “good” services; More than 90 per cent want access to international legal exper...

K Law and Linklaters have advised Reliance Industries on its Rs 22bn ($450m) joint venture with Russian petro company Sibur, which was advised by Khaitan & Co and Herbert Smith, as Legally India had earlier reported.

Linklaters wants rival Slaughters’ Aussie best-friend Allens Arthur Robinson while Herbert Smith looks to marry Freehills [ The Lawyer ] CJAR through Bhushan complains to CJI, Prez, PM and Law minister about Del HC’s Kait sending litigant to mental asylum for trying to record court proceedings [ TOI...

Khaitan & Co., alongside Herbert Smith, advised Russian petrochemical giant Sibur in sale of 74.9 per cent equity for Rs 22 bn ($450 m) to Reliance Industries for setting up a joint venture (JV) Greenfield project manufacturing synthetic rubber. Reliance Industries was advised in-house.

LI-Mint exclusive: The Bar Council of India (BCI), regulator of the legal profession, has indicated it might appeal against Tuesday’s Madras high court ruling allowing foreign lawyers to visit the country to advise clients on foreign law.

DSK Legal advised Bangalore-based pharmaceutical company Strides Arcolab in the sale of its 94 per cent shareholding in its Australian and Southeast Asian subsidiary Ascent Pharmahealth to US- based Watson Pharmaceuticals for A$375m (Rs 1965 crore), alongside Herbert Smith and Australian firms Freehills and Middletons.

Luthra & Luthra has advised Tata Global Beverages on its joint venture with US coffee chain giant Starbucks Corp, which drafted in Amarchand Mangaldas.

J Sagar Associates (JSA) has hired Herbert Smith senior associate Promod Nair as a salaried partner in Bangalore, specialising in international arbitration.

Rajya Sabha votes in force for Justice Soumitra Sen’s impeachment for misappropriating Rs 33 lakh in 1983 [ Mint ] NUJS to get involved [ TOI ] Herbert Smith’s India chairman Chris Parsons is cycling 2,500 km through Europe to raise $250,000 for Loomba Foundation, which offers education to Indian po...

Herbert Smith partner Chris Parsons and Oxford Professor and law faculty dean Timothy Endicott will kick off a now-annual lecture series at NLU Delhi followed by five days of lectures at NUJS Kolkata with plans to hit Nalsar Hyderabad next year.

Majmudar & Co and Herbert Smith have assisted port infrastructure company Essar Shipping Ports & Logistics Limited in launching their foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) issuance of $280m last month.

AZB & Partners has been instructed on Bharti Airtel’s $10.7bn bid for the African business of Kuwaiti telecoms group Zain, with Herbert Smith and Linklaters scoring the international advisory mandates for the Indian company’s third attempt to enter the continent.